The Wrong Mans
A mashup of The Office and The Bourne Identity shouldn’t work, but this hybrid comedy-thriller series from Britain somehow does. Mathew Baynton and James Corden star as lowly office workers who become entangled in an international conspiracy after one of them answers a cellphone at the site of a car crash. Hulu may finally have its first original hit. Available for streaming Monday, Nov. 11, Hulu
Nova: Cold Case JFK
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The investigation that followed John F. Kennedy’s assassination should have been open-and-shut. Instead, a half-century of conspiracy theories were spawned and nourished by the mishandling of evidence, an amateurish autopsy, and the murder of the prime suspect while in custody. In this Nova special, a private investigator, a medical examiner, and two ballistics experts team up to determine if today’s forensic toolbox can shed new light on a shattering crime. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
How does an ex-boxer who once bit off part of an opponent’s ear wind up performing a monologue on Broadway? That’s one of many enigmas Mike Tyson tries to unravel in this filmed version of his recent one-man show. Even with director Spike Lee guiding him, Tyson doesn’t provide a lot of insight into his volatile past, but he’s funny at times, and seems for the moment free of his demons. Saturday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m., HBO
The Challenger Disaster
The causes of the 1986 midair explosion of the Challenger space shuttle might have gone down as unsolved mysteries were it not for physicist Richard Feynman. In this drama based on the Nobel laureate’s own account, William Hurt stars as the maverick scientist who used his expertise and an indifference to Washington politics to uncover both a critical mechanical flaw and broad organizational dysfunction inside NASA. Saturday, Nov. 16, at 9 p.m., Science and Discovery channels
The Day Kennedy Died
JFK-related programming continues with this documentary focused on what it was like to be in Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963. Interviewees include a Secret Service agent who climbed into Kennedy’s limo after the first shots, a surgeon who tried to save the president, and a co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswald’s who was falsely accused as an accomplice. Sunday, Nov. 17, at 9 p.m., Smithsonian Channel
Other highlights
Boundless
Ultra-athletes Simon Donato and Paul “Turbo” Trebilcock tackle eight of the world’s toughest endurance races in a new reality series you’ll be glad to experience from the comfort of your couch. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 10 p.m., Esquire
Ground Floor
An upstairs-downstairs romance between a banker and a building maintenance supervisor sets off a Romeo and Juliet–style feud in this new comedy series. Skylar Astin and Briga Heelan star. Thursday, Nov. 14, at 10 p.m., TBS
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Go behind the scenes of the most storied police organization in the world as Scotland Yard detectives spill their stories and secrets. Sunday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m., PBS; check local listings
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